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Skip fire internal combustion engine control

a technology of internal combustion engine and control device, which is applied in the direction of electric control, machines/engines, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of inability to satisfactorily address vibration concerns and the control device of the skip fire engine has not yet achieved significant commercial success, and achieve the effect of stabilizing the system

Active Publication Date: 2012-05-03
TULA TECH INC
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[0008]In some embodiments, the controller used to determine the firing sequence includes a control block arranged to receive an input signal indicative of a desired output and to generate a firing sequence that delivers the desired output. The control block also receives a torque feedback signal that is indicative of the actual torque output of the engine and determines that firings based at least in part on the torque feedback signal. The torque feedback signal may be filtered to remove high frequency components to help stabilize the system.

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Although the concept of skip fire engine control has been around for many years, and its benefits are understood, skip fire engine control has not yet achieved significant commercial success in part due to the challenges it presents.
In many applications such as automotive applications, one of the most significant challenges presented by skip fire engine control is vibration control.
The inability to satisfactorily address vibration concerns is believed to be one of the primary obstacles that has prevented widespread adoption of skip fire.

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[0019]The present invention relates generally to improved feedback used in skip fire engine control. Co-assigned U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,577,511, 7,849,835, 7,886,715 7,954,474, and a number of related patent applications including application Ser. Nos. 13 / 101,042 and 13 / 101,034 describe a new class of engine controllers that make it practical to operate a wide variety of internal combustion engines in a skip fire operational mode. Each of these referenced applications is incorporated herein by reference. The present application expands upon the earlier patents and describes additional control features and enhancements that may further improve performance in a variety of applications.

[0020]Referring initially to FIG. 1, a representative skip fire engine controller architecture in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the illustrated embodiment, a firing control unit 100 includes a drive pulse generator 104. An input signal 113 that is indicative of a...

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Abstract

A variety of methods and arrangements for controlling the operation of an internal combustion engine in a skip fire variable displacement mode are described. In one aspect, the working chamber firing that are selected to deliver the desired engine output are determined at least in part based on torque feedback. The torque feedback may be an indication of the torque output of the engine or the torque experienced at some other location in the drive train. In some embodiments, the torque feedback signal is filtered to remove high frequency components of the torque feedback signal in order to help stabilize the system. In another aspect, other operational parameters are used as feedback in the determination of the firing sequence. In yet another aspect, a filter is arranged to filter a feedback signal to provide a filtered feedback signal that is used in the determination of the working chamber firings.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority of Provisional Application No. 61 / 418,779 filed Dec. 1, 2010. This application is also a Continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 13 / 101,042 filed May 4, 2011, Ser. No. 13 / 004,839 filed Jan. 11, 2011 and Ser. No. 13 / 004,844 filed Jan. 11, 2011, each of which are Continuations-in-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 501,345 filed Jul. 10, 2009, which is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 355,725 filed Jan. 16, 2009 which claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Nos. 61 / 080,192, filed Jul. 11, 2008; and 61 / 104,222, filed Oct. 9, 2008. U.S. application Ser. Nos. 13 / 004,839 and 13 / 004,844 also claim priority of Provisional Application No. 61 / 294,077 filed Jan. 11, 2010. Each of these priority applications are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to skip fire control of internal combustio...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): F02D28/00G16Z99/00
CPCF02D37/02F02D41/30F02D41/1401F02D41/1408F02D41/266F02D2041/1432F02D2200/602F02D2250/18F02D2400/02F02P5/00F02P5/1512Y02T10/46F02D41/28F02D41/00G06F17/00F02D41/008G06F19/00F02D41/0087G16Z99/00Y02T10/40
Inventor TRIPATHI, ADYA S.SAHANDIESFANJANI, FARZAD
Owner TULA TECH INC
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